5.0 Air filter(s) question

[Pearlturbo]

Alright so I just swapped out the factory paper air filter with K&N. I also noticed there's another small filter right where the air comes in under the hood.

Looking to fully remove that air filter since I don't want anymore restriction, just. Want the K&N filter and that's it. (Drop in filter btw)

So question is, is that little filter necessary, or can I just remove it?

5.0 R-Spec

 

[jlindh]

That's up to you. How clean do you want the air entering your engine to be? If you've installed a K&N, you're probably not too concerned.

If the K&N filter was as good as advertised, Hyundai would probably make them original equipment.

Let the flames begin....

 

[427435]

There are good reasons the engineers put air filters in their cars (and justify their cost to the bean counters). There are also very good reasons why OEM's don't use K& filters.



http://www.billswebspace.com/AirFilterTest.htm


From the above test:


In 60 minutes the AC Filter accumulated 574gms of dirt and passed only 0.4gms. After only 24 minutes the K&N had accumulated 221gms of dirt but passed 7.0gms. Compared to the AC, the K&N “plugged up” nearly 3 times faster, passed 18 times more dirt and captured 37% less dirt. See the data tables for a complete summary of these comparisons.

 

[LandoAWD]

You talking about the silencer at the front end of the 90* to the TB?
Pic?

 

[Youseethefight]

get an intake from r2c performance, great mod and really gives that air induction sound